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EVAR vs Aneurysm Activity; Carotid Stenosis Inaccuracy; More PAP in Heart Failure?

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Cardio Break over a computer rendering of a heart.

In patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, endovascular aneurysm repair was shown to according to fluoride-18 uptake. (Heart)

There was a upon high-dose administration of immune-modulating stem cells in a preliminary study highlighted by the American Heart Association.

Records from carotid stenting facility accreditation review show that real-world operators tend to , perhaps affecting decisions around carotid revascularization. (Stroke)

Postmenopausal women with a were at higher risk of heart attacks than men of similar age, suggesting a higher dose of statins or the addition of another lipid-lowering drug for this population. (European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging)

Older people who did have fewer cardiovascular events over more than 3 years of follow-up in the STEP trial. (European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)

Assessed by artificial intelligence-powered quantitative flow ratio, was associated with 3-year cardiovascular mortality, according to an observational report. (European Heart Journal)

Several available software products computing showed good diagnostic accuracy according to an independent core lab -- but not to the level reported from validation studies of the vendors. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)

may play a role in exercise intolerance among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. (JAMA Cardiology)

Heart failure patients who were more adherent to for concomitant obstructive sleep apnea tended to require fewer hospital visits. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

Early pulmonary artery catheter use was associated with better survival in . (Journal of Cardiac Failure)

In Korea, the were partly mediated by potentially modifiable factors such as witnessed status and provision of coronary angiography. (JAMA Network Open)

Samsung had the of its smartwatch software cleared by the FDA. (Mass Device)

For patients with pulmonary hypertension and supraventricular arrhythmias, resulted in less arrhythmia recurrence at 13 months than clinical arrhythmia ablation alone. (EP Europace)

Scientists identified new contributions of genetics to congenital heart disease with the discovery of . (Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine)

Newborns with critical coarctation of the aorta had with transcatheter or surgical repair, according to a small single-center report. (JACC: Advances)

Denver cardiologist Stephen Matthews, MD, was arrested again with the surfacing of related to alleged sexual assault. (CBS News)

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for 51˶, where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.